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dc.contributor.authorvan Waarden, Catrien
dc.contributor.authorMosothwane, Morongwa N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-19T11:49:33Z
dc.date.available2015-03-19T11:49:33Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationvan Waarden, Catrien & Mosothwane, Morongwa N. (2013) A Leopard's Kopye burial at Mathangwane in northeastern Botswana, South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol.68, No. 198, pp. 173-187en_US
dc.identifier.issn0038-1969
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1354
dc.description.abstractWe report on a rare northern Leopard's Kopje grave in Botswana of a male from a small settlement, who, nonetheless, was buried with nine pots and many trade beads. The set of whole and decorated pots with traces of the contents give an indication of the quantity and nature of the funeral food and the customs surrounding this so-called 'pot burial '. The beads are similar to those atK2and confirm trade with this region at 900 km inland from the east coast. Many of the beads were, however, denitrified. Skeletal analysis indicates unusual wear patterns of the teeth and enlarged clavicles, as well as a fused finger. These probably resulted from certain habits and activities. Comparison with contemporary Leopard's Kopje and Toutswe burials shows similarities in line with Central Cattle Pattern burial practices, yet the quantity of grave goods and the skeletal characteristics are indeed significant. Ethnography of Shona burial practices is used for insights into the meaning of location, orientation, position of the burial, and placement and nature of the grave goods.en_US
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dc.publisherSouth African Archaeological Society, http://www.archaeologysa.co.zaen_US
dc.subjectLeopard's Kopyeen_US
dc.subjectpot burialen_US
dc.subjectglass beadsen_US
dc.subjectcentral cattle patternen_US
dc.subjectBotswanaen_US
dc.titleA Leopard's Kopye burial at Mathangwane in northeastern Botswanaen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23631442.pdfen_US


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